Follow-up: View May Not Be Killed
According to today’s Daily News, the developer of the building that threatens to block views of the Statue of Librerty from historic Green-Wood Cemetary has suggested he may bow to pressure from local activists opposed to his project. “It’s definitely a possibility” that the project may be scaled down, said a sales agent working with…
According to today’s Daily News, the developer of the building that threatens to block views of the Statue of Librerty from historic Green-Wood Cemetary has suggested he may bow to pressure from local activists opposed to his project. “It’s definitely a possibility” that the project may be scaled down, said a sales agent working with owner Chaim Nussencweig. Considering that the height would have to be cut almost in half, from 70 feet to 38 feet, we seriously doubt he’ll end up caving. On a related note, we stumbled across the most useful photo we’ve seen yet for putting this brouhaha in perspective. Channel 7 took this shot from the cemetery looking down at the building that is slated to be demolished to make way for the controversial condo.
View Threat Shrinks [NY Daily News]
Fight Over the View [7online]
Oh Jimmy. Your so smart! How, oh how, did you get so smart. I bet your proud of yourself. Everyone! Jimmy gets a pink star! Yeah, Jimmy! Yeah!
its possessive does not have an apostrophe. it seems that only real estate brokers and those interested in real estate wholly lack in grammatical training
What about a compromise where the status is moved a few feet to the right or left so that it can still wave at it’s friend? Is that so bad?
OE, In response to your post, I am not sure if you are the person behind the copy paste project that is going on on the blogs, or the one behind the ‘save the south south slope’ campaign? Anyway, like I said before, you are coming across as selfish and delusional.
I am not saying I can afford to buy a home for $500-$700k, as a NYC high school teacher I can afford half that. However, I do know that I have been looking with my wife for over a year now to buy a ‘home’ and due to the lack of space in the New York area there are very few, if any, affordable spaces available. Therefore I encourage new developments; in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope these new Condos are in the $500-$700k range, however in Greenwood Heights and the South Slope they are a more affordable $340-$420k, making it possible for ME and my wife to own a home, just like you. YOU, however are not being ‘forced from your home’ and have the OPTION to sell if you feel you want to. No one is being pushed from their rent controled home in the area either! They developers are knocking down derelict buildings and one story commercial spaces. So, do everyone a favor and support the new construction projects that are affording US, the working class, the opportunity to purchase a home.
Better to block the view from a cemetary then from the promenade, in my opinion. (and I don’t live in BH!).
Expect to see rows of highrises on 4th ave too.
To one of the organizers of the march, let me blunty respond to your post: You ARROGANT prick! Who the hell do you think you are to decide what happens in ‘your’ neighbourhood. I don’t see any Starbucks popping up, or Duane Reade’s or W Hotel’s! Only a COUPLE of condo buildings! And for you to say that you don’t think a $500-750k condo is a good deal just shows how downright arrogant and selfish you really are! I hope you never have to experience what it is like to look for an home in such a market as exists today… you selfish, selfish, selfish asshole!
just because when they put up the statue in the wrong place you cant blame the developer.
Is that Roger Grimsby’s tombstone?
No way he’s going to stop at 38 feet!